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Watch any accomplished player and you’ll see a remarkably consistent set of ritualistic behavior between points.

For example, before each and every serve, good servers repeat the same rituals time and time again: a shrug of the shoulders, a routine bounce of the ball, a deep breath, a spin of the racket, a menacing glare, etc.

All of these individual characteristics have absolutely nothing to do with the actual stroke the player is about to use, but absolutely everything to do with that player’s habitual behavior on the court.